Impedance Spectroscopy and its Application in Biological Detection

Geeta Bhatt is presently employed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at BITS Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan. She completed her Ph.D. in design and fabrication of gene amplification/transformation devices from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 2020, M.E. from Thapar University, Patiala, India in 2013, and B.Tech. from Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun, India in 2011. She has published two patents, 11 peer-reviewed research articles, and 8 book chapters along with some international conference proceedings. Her area of expertise is MEMS fabrication, microdevices and bacteria/DNA detection, microfluidics, micro-manufacturing and surface modification.Manoj Bhatt is presently employed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar. He has done his Ph.D. in behavioural modeling & analysis of digital predistorter for HPA using neural committee machine from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand, India in 2021, M.Tech. (Digital Signal Processing) from Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India in 2012, and B. Tech. from DBIT, Dehradun, India in 2010. He has published four research papers in peer-reviewed journals, one conference proceeding, and one book chapter. His research interest includes communication systems, signal processing, propagation modeling for both uniform and non-uniform propagation scenarios, predistortion techniques and regression analysis through neural networks.Shantanu Bhattacharya (Ph.D.) is FRSC, Abdul Kalam National Fellow, GVMM chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He served as Head of Design Interdisciplinary program between 2017~2020 at IIT Kanpur. Prior to this, he completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. He also completed postdoctoral training at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University. His main research interests are design and development of micro- and nano-sensors and actuation platforms, nano-energetic materials, micro- and nano-fabrication technologies, water remediation using visible light photocatalysis, and product design and development. He has many awards and accolades to his credit which includes the Institution of Engineers Young Engineer Award, the Institute for Smart Structures and Systems Young Scientist Award, the Best Mechanical engineering design award (National Design Research Forum, IEI), fellowship from the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC), The Institution of Engineers (India) (FIE) and Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (FIETE), NASI reliance Platinum Jubilee Award from the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. R.S. Khandpur Award of IETE and Er. M.P. Baya National Award of the IEI respectively. He is a Senior member of IEEE and has been bestowed with the prestigious Abdul Kalam Technological Innovation National fellowship from the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He has guided many Ph.D. and master's students and has many international journal publications, patents, books, and conference proceedings.

• Part 1: Fundamentals of Impedance Spectroscopy 1. A Historical Perspective on Impedance Spectroscopy and its Application in Biological Detection 2. Basic Principles of Impedance Spectroscopy 3. Integrating Microfluidics and Sensing for Capability Enhancement Part 2: Applications of Impedance-Based Biological Sensors 4. Characterization of Bioanalytical Applications using Impedance Spectroscopy 5. Impedance Spectroscopy and Environmental Monitoring 6. Application of Noninvasive Impedance Spectroscopy Techniques 7. Recent Progress in Biomedical Devices and Importance of Impedance Spectroscopy 8. Nonbiological Applications of Impedimetric Sensors Part 3: Technological Integrations and Developments 9. CMOS-based Electrochemical Impedance Sensors 10. Application of Polymers in Impedance Sensors 11. Recent Progress in Aptamer-based Smart Detection Techniques for Agriculture 12. Challenges of Implementing Impedance Spectroscopy